Interim US Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Exposure in Travel-Associated or Community Settings | NLM

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Interim US Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Exposure in Travel-Associated or Community Settings

02/08/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/8/2020. This interim guidance for U.S.-bound travelers and people located in the United States who may have been exposed to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), updated on February 8, 2020, was created to provide U.S. public health authorities and other partners with a framework for assessing and managing risk of potential exposures to 2019-nCoV, and implementing public health actions based on a person’s risk level and clinical presentation. It is effective as of February 3, 2020, and does not apply retrospectively to people who have been in China during the previous 14 days and are already in the United States, or those being managed as part of a contact investigation. (Text)